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early american history
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declaration of independence signed
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constitution is written
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bill of rights ratified
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civil war/reconstruction
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homestead act
provided 160 acres to anyone willing to settle on land in the west -
13th amendment
abolished slavery -
14th amendment
citizenship and due process -
transcontinental railroad completed
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15th amendment
voting for all male citizens -
telephone invented by alexander graham bell
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the gilded age
rockefeller/carnegie: rockefeller was an american industrialist and philanthropist, oil industry. carnegie believed he should use his money to improve conditions, railroad and steel industry.
philanthropy: promote welfare of others, use money for good
monopoly: exclusive possession or control of supply or trade
jane addams: a leader of the settlement house movement, poor and social reformist
laissez-faire: a hands off approach to the economy -
chinese exclusion act
prohibited immigration of skilled or unskilled chinese laborers, first us national immigration system -
pendleton civil service act
awarded government jobs based on merit -
interstate commerce act
ensure railroad set "reasonable and just" rate and the first time government stepped in to regulate business -
dawes act
gave individual ownership of land to native americans instead of the tribe owning things collectively -
hull house
hull house founded, first of many settlement houses -
sherman antitrust act
outlawed business monopolies -
sherman antitrust act
outlawed trusts to promote economic fairness -
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the progressive era
muckrakers: groupd of journalists and writers that brought many of society's ills to public attention
initiative, referendum, recall: citizens can make votes on laws
the great migration: widespread migration from south to north
naacp: largest and most pre-eminent civil rights organization in the nation. a response to the ongoing violence against african americans around the country
immigration issues (assimilation and nativism): worried immigrants will take jobs -
plessy v ferguson
legalized segregation, established "seperate but equal" -
klondike gold rush (alaska)
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uss maine explodes off the coast of cuba, starting the spanish american war
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hawaii is annexed as a territory of the united states
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imperialism
theodore roosevelt: expanded the system of national parks and forests
rough riders: first us volunteer cavalry under theodore roosevelt leadership
foreign policy: the governments strategy in dealing with other nations
immigration quotas: limiting the number of immigrants who can enter the us each year
yellow journalism: journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exggeration -
open door policy
initiated free trade with china -
panama canal built
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roosevelt corollary
an addition to the monroe doctrine -
the jungle by upton sinclair is published
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meat inspection act
law that makes it illegal to adulterate or misbrand meat -
naacp founded
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dollar diplomacy
taft’s policy of paying for peace in latin america -
16th amendment
established the federal income tax -
17th amendment
direct election of us senators -
pure food and drug act
established the federal reserve, which helped stabilize the banking industry -
archduke franz ferdinand is assassinated, starting world war 1
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world war 1
alvin york: received medal of honor for leading an attack on a german machine gun nest
homefront: people who stay in a country and work while the soldiers fight
m.a.i.n. (causes of ww1): militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism
sussex pledge: promise made by germany, armed ships can be torpedoed but not passenger ships
american expeditionary forces: armed force organized to accomplish a specific objective in a foreign country -
sinking of the lusitania
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national parks system created
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zimmerman telegram intercepted by the british, warned the us of a proposed ally between mexico and germany
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the united states enters ww1 on the allied side
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bolshevik revolution in russia begins, causing russian troops to exit the war
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battle of argonne forest, considered the turning point of the war
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germany surrenders to the allied powers
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president woodrow wilson’s 14 points
statement of principles for peace after world war 1, included no colonialism, freedom of the seas, and a league of nations -
treaty of versailles
peace treaty that ended world war 1, required germany to accept full blame and pay war reparations as well as demilitarize -
18th amendment
prohibition is enacted and alcohol is illegal -
19th amendment
women are given the right to vote -
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roaring twenties
social darwinism: a set of ideologies. natural selection, survival of the fittest
the red scare: the widespread fear of a rise in communism
assembly line: workers and machines in a factory where items are progressively being assembled
return to normalcy: president harding, getting back to a normal life after the war, return to the way it should be/was like before
harlem renaissance: cultural revival of african american music, dance, art, literature, theater and politics centered in harlem, nyc -
teapot dome scandal uncovered by the wall street journal
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american indian citizenship act
granted citizenship to any native americans born within the united states -
scopes monkey trial
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charles lindbergh makes history by making a nonstop solo flight from new york to paris
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stock market crash
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great depression
hoovervilles: poor town built by unemployed people
the new deal: programs, public work projects, financial reforms and regulations from fdr
causes of the great depression: over production, over use of credit, over speculation, stock market crash, bank panic
court packing: adding more seats to supreme court, fdr
eleanor roosevelt: -
dust bowl
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franklin d roosevelt elected
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civilian conservation corps (ccc) established
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20th amendment
adjusted the dates of the presidential terms -
21st amendment
repeals the 18th Amendment and prohibition ends -
federal deposit insurance corporation (fdic) established
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securities and exchange commission (sec) established
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works progress administration (wpa) established
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social security act
established the social security administration, which provides unemployment insurance, aid to the disabled, old age pensions, and insurance for families -
adolf hitler invades poland, starting world war 2
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world war 2
island hopping: took islands, establish military base
liberation of concentration camps: allies saw camps, dismantled them
dwight eisenhower: supreme commander of allied forces
douglas macarthur: american general, led u.n. forces in korean war
chester nimitz: commanded pacific fleet
navajo code talkers: secret communication
tuskegee airmen: african american military pilots
flying tigers: american volunteer pilots
the manhattan project: first nuclear weapons
rosie the riveter: women in factories -
attack on pearl harbor
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battle of midway
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bataan death march
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executive order 9066
incarceration of japanese americans for the duration of world war 2 -
"d day" - invasion of normandy
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g.i. bill
gives military veterans financial and educational benefits -
united nations formed
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early cold war
containment: contain and stop the spread of communism
arms race/space race: compete against the soviet union
the union of soviet socialist republics: the soviet union,
communism: a classless society where means of production are owned and controlled by the public
domino theory: if one country falls to communism, the surrounding countries will also fall -
the atomic bomb "little boy" is dropped on hiroshima, japan
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the atomic bomb "fat man" is dropped on nagasaki, japan, ending world war 2
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22nd amendment
prohibits anyone who has been elected president twice from being elected again -
truman doctrine
us policy that gave military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism -
berlin airlift
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marshall plan
program to help european countries rebuild after world war 2 -
nato established
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korean war
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sweatt v painter
ruled the separate law school at the university of texas failed to qualify as “separate but equal” -
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civil rights era
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rosenbergs trials
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first h-bomb detonated by the united states
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brown v board of education of topeka
overturned plessy v. ferguson and mandated desegregation -
hernandez v texas
mexican americans and all other races provided equal protection under the 14th amendment -
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vietman war
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jonas salk invents the polio vaccine
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montgomery bus boycott after rosa parks’ arrest
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interstate highway act
authorized the building of a national highway system -
ussr launches sputnik
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little rock nine integrated into an all white school in little rock, ak
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bay of pigs invasion in cuba
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berlin wall built to prevent people from leaving communist east berlin
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cuban missile crisis
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martin luther king’s “i have a dream speech” at the march on washington
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john f kennedy is assassinated in dallas, tx
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gulf of tonkin resolution
begins undeclared war in vietnam -
24th amendment
abolishes the poll tax -
civil rights act of 1964
made discrimination based on race, religion, or national origin in public places illegal and required employers to hire on an equal opportunity basis -
medicare and medicaid established
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voting rights act of 1965
eliminated literacy tests for voters -
tet offensive
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martin luther king is assassinated
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civil rights act of 1968
prohibited discrimination in the sale or rental of housing -
tinker vs. des moines
defined the first amendment rights for students in the united states public schools -
first man on the moon
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kent state university shooting
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end of the cold war
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pentagon papers leaked
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26th amendment
moved the voting age 21 years old to 18 years old -
title ix
protects people from discrimination based on gender in education programs -
war powers act
law limited the presidents right to send troops to battle without congressional approval -
watergate scandal, which leads to nixon’s resignation
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fall of saigon, marks the end of vietman war
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camp david accords
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iran hostage crisis
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three mile island disaster
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iran contra affair
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persian gulf war (operation desert storm)
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1990s - 21st century
barack obama: first african american president of the united states
al qaeda: terrorist organization founded by osama bin laden, responsible for september 11
no child left behind: provides money for extra educational assisstance for poor children
president clinton’s impeachment: lying about his affair with monica lewinsky under oath
presidential election of 2000: george bush v al gore, bush won. had to hold a recount. decision was up to the us supreme court -
fall of the ussr - official end of the cold war
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nafta created free trade between mexico, the united states, and canada
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attack on world trade center and pentagon
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usa patriot act
tightened the national security, particularly as it was related to foreign terrorism -
hurricane katrina